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Chinese Economic Documents (CHIN30012)
Undergraduate level 3Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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- Assessment
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Semester 1
Overview
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This subject is a reading course on Chinese economic and business documents. Students will be given a guided introduction to a variety of economic documents, including official policy statements, statistical material, newspaper reports and comments, and information drawn from the world wide web. Special attention will be paid to foreign trade issues and the economic links between Australia and China. The terminology and style of these documents will be analysed, as will the source and purpose of their publication.
Intended learning outcomes
- improve their skills in the comprehension of written Chinese.
- increase their passive as well as active vocabulary.
- improve their ability to analyse Chinese documents.
- gain knowledge of some issues of contemporary Chinese economic policy.
- acquire skills to extract information from complex specialised materials written in Chinese, and render those accurately into English.
- be able to present specialised technical information in a correct professional format.
- develop a knowledge of the contemporary global socio-economic environment.
Generic skills
- acquire written communication skills through essay writing and seminar discussion.
- show attention to detail through essay preparation and writing.
- acquire time management and planning skills through managing and organising workloads for recommended reading, essay and assignment completion.
- acquire public speaking skills through tutorial and seminar discussion and class presentations.
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
CHIN20013 Chinese 10 or equivalent.
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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CHIN20013 | Chinese 10 | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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CHIN20009 | Chinese Economic Documents | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Assessment
Additional details
- One written assignment of 1500 words due week 6 (30%)
- A short in-class test (10%)
- A term project of 2500 words due during the examination period (60%)
Hurdle requirement: Class attendance is required for this subject; if you do not attend a minimum of 80% of classes without an approved exemption you will not be eligible for a pass in this subject.
Note: Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at 10% per day. In-class tasks missed without approval will not be marked. All pieces of written work must be submitted to pass this subject.
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Coordinator Ruonan Zeng Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours A total of 36 hours: A 1 hour lecture and a 2 hour tutorial per week. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 4 March 2019 to 2 June 2019 Last self-enrol date 15 March 2019 Census date 31 March 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 10 May 2019 Assessment period ends 28 June 2019 Semester 1 contact information
Time commitment details
Time commitment totals 170 hours.
Last updated: 27 April 2024
Further information
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This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Specialisation (formal) Chinese Studies Major Chinese Studies - Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Additional information for this subject
Language Placement Test required
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 27 April 2024